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In Ontario, the HST totals 13%; however, many of the pre-HST exemptions remain affecting only the provincial portion of the HST (for example, prepared food under $4.00 is not subject to the provincial portion of HST and is only taxed at 5%). On the other hand, some items that were only subjected to the PST are now charged the full HST (i.e., 13%).
The right of workers to strike and picket against their employer is constitutionally protected in Canada, according to the Supreme Court of Canada's 2015 ruling in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan. The right to strike is an essential part of a meaningful collective bargaining process in our system of labour relations...
6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer
The Canada Labour Code (French: Code canadien du travail) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts , occupational safety and health , and some employment standards.
The call came as MPs were debating the Finance (No.2) Bill, which enacts measures contained within the Budget.
A Labour Day tradition in Atlantic Canada is the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby, Nova Scotia, while the rest of Canada watches the Labour Day Classic, a Canadian Football League event where rivals like Calgary Stampeders & Edmonton Elks, Hamilton Tiger-Cats & Toronto Argonauts (except in the 2011 and 2013 seasons, due to scheduling conflicts), and ...
1918 – The Dominion Labor Party founded as successor to the moribund CLP. 1919 – Western Labour Conference in Calgary leads to creation of One Big Union. 1919 – Winnipeg general strike. Two shot dead by police. 1919 – General strikes in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Brandon, Amherst (NS). The 1919 Vancouver strike in ...
The Liberals argued that transferring this tax to the consumer favoured both exportation and investment in productivity. A federal Conservative government study considered this a more efficient method of taxation; [5] labour-intensive service industries (like hairdresser or hospitality services), where inputs are marginal, would be disfavoured.